Lott & Fischer is an intellectual property law firm in Coral Gables, Florida. The firm concentrates its practice exclusively in intellectual property law, including U.S. and international patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, Internet, and entertainment law and related litigation.

Leslie J. Lott

Leslie Lott is a founding partner of Lott & Fischer. She is admitted to practice in the State of Florida, the State of New York, the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (formerly U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeal), the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Courts for the Southern and the Middle Districts of Florida, and the Southern District Trial Bar.

She is past Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Florida Bar and a past member of the Executive Council of the Corporation Banking and Business Law Section.

Ms. Lott was appointed by the United States Secretary of Commerce to serve on the Trademark Public Advisory Committee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She has been named to the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals for the Resolution of Trademark Disputes established by the Center for Public Resources/International Trademark Association (INTA).

She is a past member of the INTA Board of Directors and past Chair to both the Counterfeiting and NAFTA Task Forces and the Federal Legislation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committees of the International Trademark Association.

Additionally, she is past Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Ms. Lott is an adjunct professor of trademark law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and has been a speaker at meetings and events sponsored by the American Bar Association, Practising Law Institute, Law Education Institute, International Trademark Association, The Florida Bar, and the South Florida IP Law Association, among others.

She has been listed in The Best Lawyers publication every year since 1995.

She is also listed in the Guide to the World’s Leading Trademark Law Practitioners, Leading American Attorneys, Who’s Who in American Law, Florida Super Lawyers, 2009 South Florida Legal Guide "Top Lawyers in South Florida ," and Marquis’ Who’s Who.

Education University of Florida, College of Law, J.D., 1974 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, B.A., with Honors, 1972

Bar Admissions Board Certified Intellectual Property Attorney (Florida Bar) Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - 1998 Middle District of Florida - 1995 Southern District Trial Bar - 1984 United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida - 1981 State of New York - 1977 U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals - 1975 District of Columbia - 1975 State of Florida - 1974

Speaker and Author, “Expert Witnesses: When Are They Necessary and Does Daubert/Kumho Make a Difference?” Litigating Trademark, Domain Name, and Unfair Competition Cases, sponsored by American Law Institute-American Bar Association, October 19, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts .

Honors/Recognition
Dade County Bar Association Legal Luminary Award – Intellectual Property, 2016
Peer Review Rating of AV® by Martindale Hubbell Recipient of Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship Program’s Excellence Award, March 2009 Included in Florida SuperLawyers since 2005 Included in Florida Trend’s “Florida Legal Elite” since 2005 Included in South Florida Legal Guide “Top Lawyers in South Florida” since 2002 Included in Guide to the World’s Leading Trade Mark Lawyers since 1998 Included in The Best Lawyers in America® since 1995

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